Bhadravati in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bhadravati in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhadravatiMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhadravati plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bhadravati's incremental SNDi rose from 2.54 to 3.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhadravati ranked 48th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 250th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in India
459th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
62nd of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in India
250th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
48th of 157

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhadravatiBracknellIwaki

In new street additions, Bhadravati and Iwaki both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bracknell built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Bhadravati and Iwaki both became progressively more disconnected, while Bracknell grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Bhadravati and Iwaki have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.